The Fire Emblem Discussion

[A Black Falcon]

Yeah, and I had him with me every mission, and Mist with me too every (or nearly every, but probably every; I don't quite remember) mission after I got her... vulnaries can help sometimes, but they don't replace a healer, not even close. They only heal 10HP after all, not much... and while avoiding damage is nice, you can't do that all the time, and what are you going to do? Reset not just for losing characters but for getting hit? :D

I also like to often split up my forces, and if at all possible want healers to be with each group... and while Soren and Ilyana can indeed heal once they rank up, I preferred to use them for attacking, not healing during battle.

... and at level 14 rank 2 my Rhys had 14 speed. Mist was also in bad shape speedwise, at 18, but that's enough that at least she wasn't usually doubled... and she had enough strength to be able to handle her weapons without a penalty, quite unlike Rhys (Rhys in the last mission + lifedrain spell = 3 speed...)...

As for Elincia, she was indeed a fine healer, but she's only in the game for three missions... (or four at most)

On top of that, they level so slowly when they just heal, they get 9 exp per heal.

So heal every chance you get, even if it's just for 1HP from a levelup or something. That's what I often do, in all three FE games (that have been released here)...